Another Plan
He knotted his tie and looked in the mirror. This was it. The day has come. The day. The day he’ll give his heart to someone else. Her . He smiled at the thought of her. The day he will promise to live with her in happiness. As he walked down the stairs, he spotted his old journal on one of the shelves. He went, picked it up, and flipped through it. 12 July 2021 I just came home after meeting up with friends. I know they’re here; my uncle, his wife and their children; Lina was their oldest. I wasn’t looking forward to meeting her, not that I didn’t like her or anything, just not excited. No…that’s not the right word. Neutral I should say. In other words, I didn’t care if I saw her or not. They lived abroad, and we barely saw them. One every two years I’d say. As I approached her, I couldn’t believe it was the same her I saw two years ago. As I shook her hand, her face broke into a huge smile that melted my heart. Neither of us said anything. I had to look away from her eyes beca...